Old Spitalfields Market - London E1

eimagining a market with a history of 300 years in 48 hours.
The Porous Market proposal was developed as part of a rapid design challenge—responding to a site shaped by centuries of immigration, cultural exchange, and urban evolution.
The core question:
How can architecture reflect a city that is constantly changing?
The result is a living, adaptive system built around a central civic spine, where modular pavilions enable the market to transform across:
Daily cycles: from work-focused mornings to socially active afternoons and culturally vibrant nights


Seasonal shifts: from enclosed, intimate winter spaces to open, breathable summer environments
The design embraces porosity—visually, spatially, and socially—allowing the market to respond to different users, communities, and moments in time.

A key layer of the process was leveraging Gendo48 AI Canvas, which played a significant role in rapidly visualizing and iterating spatial ideas within a tight 48-hour window. It enabled a seamless bridge between concept and representation.